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La décriminalisation et l'atteinte des objectifs de santé publique
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Process and Reforms, Sex Workers
Language(s): French

Il a été démontré que la criminalisation du travail du sexe, avec le mépris pour les droits humains des travailleuses du sexe qui l'accompagne, force ces dernières à travailler dans des conditions ou elles ont moins de controle sur leurs conditions de travail, les laissant dans l'ombre des protections o ertes par les normes d'hygiène et de travail. Inversement, la décriminalisation du travail du sexe a été associée à une hausse des niveaux de santé.

Why Decriminalization is Consistent with Public Health Goals
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Process and Reforms, Sex Workers
Language(s): English

Evidence shows that the criminalization of sex work and the accompanying lack of respect for sex workers' human rights forces sex workers to work in circumstances that diminish their control over their working conditions and leaves them without the protective bene t of labour or health standards. Conversely, the decriminalization of sex work has been associated with better and improved health.

Proxénètes, gestionnaires et autres tierces personnes: Faire la distinction entre les tierces personnes et l'exploitation
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Process and Reforms, Sex Workers
Language(s): French

La section 212(1)(j) du Code Criminel vise les tierces personnes avec qui ou pour qui les travailleuses du sexe travaillent - quiconque o rant des biens ou des services directement liés au travail du sexe, ou dont le revenu est dépendant de l'emploi d'une travailleuse du sexe. On parle généralement de ces tierces personnes en termes d'exploitation plutot que dans un contexte d'échange de services et de soutien o ert aux travailleuses du sexe.

Pimps, Managers and Other Third Parties: Making Distinctions Between Third Parties and Exploitation
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Process and Reforms, Sex Workers
Language(s): English

Section 212(1)(j) of the Criminal Code targets the third parties that sex workers work with, hire and work for. Anyone who provides goods or services directly related to, or whose income is contingent on, a sex worker's work. These individuals are often discussed without a context of exploitation, and not within the context of the services or help they provide to sex workers.

Colonisation, oppression et racisme: comprendre la violence contre les femmes autochtones plus agées
Organization: OAITH - Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses
Published: 2018
Format: Document
Type(s):
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Women, Domestic Violence / IPV, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Older Women, Trauma
Language(s): French

Objectifs:

  • Mieux faire connaître les racines de la violence à l'égard des femmes autochtones âgées, y compris les répercussions de la colonisation et des inégalités socioéconomiques.
  • Sensibiliser et éduquer les prestataires de services sur la violence dans les communautés autochtones, les causes de la violence à l'égard des femmes autochtones âgées et les moyens d'y faire face.
  • Comprendre les réponses appropriées qui autonomi-sent les femmes autochtones plus âgées qui sont victimes de violence, et faciliter et appuyer le processus de guérison.
Colonization, Oppression and Racism: Understanding Violence against Indigenous women who are older
Organization: OAITH - Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses
Published: 2018
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Women, Domestic Violence / IPV, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Older Women, Trauma
Language(s): English

These are the powerpoint notes to accompany the webinar of the same name.

Objectives:

  1. To develop a greater awareness of the root causes of violence against older Indigenous women, including the impacts of colonization and socio-economic inequalities.
  2. To raise awareness and educate service providers about violence in Indigenous communities, the causes of violence against older Indigenous women and how to respond to it.
  3. To understand appropriate responses that empower Indigenous women who are older who have experienced violence and to facilitate and support the healing process.
Ce que le Canada peut apprendre des lois suédoises criminalisant l'achat de services sexuels
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Adults, Gender-Based Violence, Process and Reforms, Public Education, Sex Workers, Workplace Violence
Language(s): French

En 1999, la Suède faisait de l'achat de services sexuels un acte criminel tout en maintenant des lois qui criminalisent les tierces personnes, tels que les propriétaires de maisons closes, les gestionnaires et les employés de soutien et de sécurité. Cette approche est surnommée le modèle "suédois" ou "nordique" et se veut une nouvelle avenue vers l'éradication du travail du sexe et le traffic humain en mettant n à la "demande". Une compréhension limitée du modèle suédois signi e que la majorité des gens ne sont pas au courant des di érentes facons par lesquelles ce modèle continue de criminaliser les travailleuses du sexe.

What Canada Can Learn from Sweden’s Laws that Criminalize the Purchase of Sexual Services
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Adults, Gender-Based Violence, Process and Reforms, Public Education, Sex Workers, Workplace Violence
Language(s): English

In 1999, Sweden made the purchase of sexual services a crime and maintained criminal laws against third parties such as brothel owners, managers, security and support sta . This approach is referred to as the 'Swedish' or 'Nordic' model and presented as a new legal framework to eradicate sex work and trafficking by 'ending demand'. Limited understanding of the 'Swedish model' means that most people are unaware that Sweden's laws still criminalize sex workers in other ways.

Après Bedford: Développer un cadre de santé et de sécurité pour les travailleuses du sexe et la communauté canadienne
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Adults, Process and Reforms, Public Education, Sex Workers, Workplace Violence
Language(s): French

Au Canada, depuis plus de 30 ans, les travailleuses du sexe réclament du gouvernement fédéral qu'il abroge les Alliance Canadienne pour la Réforme des Lois sur le Travail du Sexe Travailleuses(rs) du Sexe, Organismes, et Individus pour les droits des Travailleuses(rs) du sexe et, pour la Sécurité et le Bien-être de la Communauté www.sexworklawreform.com * A n d'alléger le texte, lorsque nous abordons des questions relatives aux travailleuses et travailleurs du sexe, nous avons choisi d'utiliser le genre féminin. lois qui ciblent les travailleuses du sexe, leurs clients et les personnes avec qui elles travaillent. Cette approche: communément appelée décriminalisation: constitue une étape cruciale en vue de la création de sociétés plus sures et équitables.

After Bedford: Developing a health and safety framework for sex workers and Canadian communities
Organization: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform
Published: 2014
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Adults, Process and Reforms, Public Education, Sex Workers, Workplace Violence
Language(s): English

For more than 30 years, sex workers have been calling on Canada to repeal laws that target sex workers, their clients and the people they work with. This approach — referred to as decriminalization — is a critical step towards creating safer and more equitable societies.

The evidence from Canada and throughout the world is conclusive that criminalization of sex work has the following detrimental effects:

  • The sex industry is driven underground where sex workers are unable to control the conditions of their work and are at greater risk of serious violence and exploitative working conditions;
  • Sex workers have decreased negotiating power and are less able to clearly communicate their services, insist on condom use and other disease prevention measures;
  • There is increased stigma associated with involvement in sex work, which means sex workers experience discrimination, inequality, social exclusion and diminished economic options;
  • Sex workers face barriers to health services and social supports;
  • Sex workers are unable to access a range of other protections that other workers enjoy, including employment, labour and human rights protections; and
  • The relationship between police and sex workers becomes adversarial, making it more difficult for sex workers to access police protection when they are victims of crime and also impacting sex workers ability to support others who may wish to access police protection if they are being abused, trafficked, etc.
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